Like other members of this family, the phylomenus contain a small flock in a spacious aquarium planted with plants and with dark soil. To feed unpretentious.

Water for content: GH up to 15 °; pH 6.5-7.0; t 22-26 ° C. Before spawning, males are isolated from females, the producers are abundantly and diversely fed for 7-10 days. Spawning 10 l with spawning bars and a small bundle of plants in the center, weak aeration is needed.

Water for breeding: GH up to 6 °; pH 6.5-7.0; t 26-28 ° C. Minimum carbonate hardness. There are a lot of eggs, the larvae leaves in a day

Starter feed – rotifers or nauplii. Filomen fry grow slowly.

Photo filomeny can be seen on the right.

You can buy filomenu in a specialized nursery. The price of fry filomeny can be found on the bulletin board.

Pictures and photos of phylomena can be found in the species and breeds section.